She replied, ‘Please, may the king invoke the Lord your God, so that the avenger of blood will not increase the loss, and they will not eliminate my son! ’ ‘As the Lord lives,’ he vowed, ‘not a hair of your son will fall to the ground.’
2 Samuel 14:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the king said to Joab, ‘I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the king said to Joab, Behold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom. American Standard Version (1901) And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back. Common English Bible So the king said to Joab, “All right then. I will do it. Go and bring back my boy Absalom.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the king said to Joab: "Behold, your word has succeeded in appeasing me. Therefore, go and call back the boy Absalom." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king said to Joab: Behold, I am appeased and have granted thy request. Go therefore and fetch back the boy Absalom. |
She replied, ‘Please, may the king invoke the Lord your God, so that the avenger of blood will not increase the loss, and they will not eliminate my son! ’ ‘As the Lord lives,’ he vowed, ‘not a hair of your son will fall to the ground.’
Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage and blessed the king. ‘Today,’ Joab said, ‘your servant knows I have found favour with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant.’
Although the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests he did not want to refuse her.
As surely as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is because of my son Jonathan, he must die! ’ Not one of the troops answered him.